M4.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jun 2, 1985, 10:15 AM GMT+13 (21:15 UTC), 632 km (393 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-01 21:15:34 UTC
- Depth
- 631.8 km (392.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.806° S, 177.673° W
- Region
- Fiji
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6Fiji region · 15043 days ago · 446 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.3280 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 15042 days ago · 577 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 15029 days ago · 508 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002fe5. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 9:45 PM UTC.